Is this the end of celebrity fragrances?

Fisher says: "I think overall what we're seeing is the polarisation of the fragrance market.

"At one end, consumers look for value for money, they go for promotions and maybe celebrity fragrances. But at the other, consumers are becoming more selective.

"Rather than buying 10 times a year maybe the y buy five times a year. They're spending the same amount of money but going towards a more niche or premium offering."

The fragrance industry was worth 1.25bn in the UK last year, and shows no signs of slowing any time soon.

But if the current sales trends continue, there could well be far fewer famous faces plastered across perfumes in the future.

Expect your next birthday present to be a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier rather than Justin Bieber.

MWC 2017: Wikipedia goes data-free in Iraq

Access to Wikipedia will not incur mobile data charges to customers of the Asiacell mobile phone provider in Iraq, the organisation has announced.

It is part of the Wikipedia Zero scheme that has operated in 59 countries around the world since 2012.

The Wikimedia Foundation says it wants to "bring the sum of human knowledge" to as many people as possible.

However some argue that projects such as this go against the principles of net neutrality.

"Net neutrality is the principle that all data are treated equally in the network," said Joe McNamee, executive director of the European Digital Rights group.

Face of Orkney's St Magnus reconstructed

A facial reconstruction has been made of Orkney's St Magnus to help mark the 900th anniversary of his death.

Forensic artist Hew Morrison's research included studies of photographs taken in the 1920s of what is said to be the skull of the 12th Century Norse earl.

Before sainthood, Magnus Erlendsson shared the earldom of Orkney with his cousin, Hakon.

Facebook investigates fake cancer child post

Facebook says it is investigating a mother's complaints about a post that misused photos showing her child with a severe case of chickenpox.

The message claimed the boy instead had cancer and that the social network would donate money for surgery if users "liked" it or wrote comments.

Several hours after the BBC reported the matter, Facebook removed the post but left its creator's account active.

More than a million people had engaged with the message since 1 February.

Verizon and Yahoo agree $350m price cut

US telecoms giant Verizon has reached a deal with Yahoo to get the company's core internet business for $350m (£281m) less than originally agreed.

Doubts had been cast over the original deal after it emerged that Yahoo had been hit by two huge cyber attacks.

Following a discounted, Verizon said it was now purchasing the Yahoo business for about $4.48bn.

Beneath the new deal Yahoo and Verizon will split the expense of some lawsuits arising from the data breaches.

Verizon wants to combine Yahoo's search, email and messenger assets, along with its advertising technology tools, having its AOL unit. Verizon bought AOL in 2015 for $4.4bn.

Verizon sees mobile video and advertising as new sourced elements of revenue outside an overcrowded US telecoms market.

Yahoo admitted in December 2016 it have been hit by way of a large cyber attack in 2013 which affected higher than a billion customer accounts.

Elon Musk Slams Donald Trump's Immigration Ban, Later Deletes Tweets

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted and then quickly deleted three tweets that condemned US President Trumps order on immigration, saying they were accidentally published.

"Regarding govt policy, there are often things that happen that many people don't agree with. This is normal for a functioning democracy," Musk wrote in one of the tweets.

A second tweet read: "They rarely warrant a public statement. However, the ban on Muslim immigrants from certain countries rises to this level. It is not right."

Elon Musk Slams Donald Trump's Immigration Ban, Later Deletes Tweets

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted and then quickly deleted three tweets that condemned US President Trumps order on immigration, saying they were accidentally published.

"Regarding govt policy, there are often things that happen that many people don't agree with. This is normal for a functioning democracy," Musk wrote in one of the tweets.

A second tweet read: "They rarely warrant a public statement. However, the ban on Muslim immigrants from certain countries rises to this level. It is not right."

Chinese media congratulates ISRO but says China is way ahead in space technology

Beijing, Feb 16: India deserves kudos for sending a record 104 satellites into the orbit at one go but it was way behind than China in space technology, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.

An editorial in the state-run Global Times said by smashing the previous Russian record of putting 37 satellites into the orbit in 2014, India's frugal space exploration offered "food for thought for other countries".

Chinese media congratulates ISRO but says China is way ahead in space technology

Beijing, Feb 16: India deserves kudos for sending a record 104 satellites into the orbit at one go but it was way behind than China in space technology, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.

An editorial in the state-run Global Times said by smashing the previous Russian record of putting 37 satellites into the orbit in 2014, India's frugal space exploration offered "food for thought for other countries".

Chinese media congratulates ISRO but says China is way ahead in space technology

Beijing, Feb 16: India deserves kudos for sending a record 104 satellites into the orbit at one go but it was way behind than China in space technology, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.

An editorial in the state-run Global Times said by smashing the previous Russian record of putting 37 satellites into the orbit in 2014, India's frugal space exploration offered "food for thought for other countries".

Chinese media congratulates ISRO but says China is way ahead in space technology

Beijing, Feb 16: India deserves kudos for sending a record 104 satellites into the orbit at one go but it was way behind than China in space technology, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.

An editorial in the state-run Global Times said by smashing the previous Russian record of putting 37 satellites into the orbit in 2014, India's frugal space exploration offered "food for thought for other countries".

London Dungeon apologises for 'upsetting' tweets

The London Dungeon tourist attraction has apologised for a promotional Twitter campaign that backfired.

A graphic joking about a murdered sex worker, and another about infecting a partner with a sexually transmitted disease were posted on the attraction's Twitter feed.

Critics said the collection of images was sexist and offensive.

Merlin Entertainment said it was "very sorry" for the campaign and has deleted the tweets.

The group said it had wanted to run a "dark Valentine campaign" to promote the London Dungeon, in which visitors are taken on a tour through London's dark history.

A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.

The man says he once requested an Uber driver from his wife's phone.Despite logging off, the application continued to send notifications to her iPhone afterwards, revealing his travel history and arousing her suspicions.The couple have since divorced. The lawsuit is reportedly worth up to €45m ($48m; £38m)."My client was the victim of a bug in an application," his lawyer David-André Darmon told AFP news agency after the case was lodged at a court in Grasse."The bug has caused him problems in his private life," Mr Darmon added.

'Samsung to focus on affordable prices'

Business revolves around consumer acceptance and Samsung has thus far been apt to win its customers' choice and trust while occupying a major market share in the mobile device business in Bangladesh.

Samsung looks forward to continuing its superior performance in this market, said Md Muyeedur Rahman, head of mobile division, Samsung,  Bangladesh.

Recently, the company top brass sat with the Dhaka Tribune and shared his insight into consumer acceptance that thrives the business.

DT: How will you evaluate Samsung performance in Bangladesh market? 

Md Muyeedur Rahman: As a leading global mobile device provider with an annual sale of $250 b illion, Samsung operates in more than 84 countries and regions with 490,000 employees worldwide, serving one third of the total world population. According to the inter-brand ranking, Samsung is ranked 7th best global brand in 2016. For the past five years, Samsung has been able to rank itself within top 10 and shown no slowing down on increasing its value.

Android Wear 2.0 release - your Apple Watch rival just added a seriously cool new feature

After keeping expectant smartwatch owners waiting for months, Google has finally rolled out its new Android Wear 2.0 update.

The sizeable patch, which is far more than a mere lick of paint, brings a number of major new features to the Google-friendly line of Apple Watch rivalling wearables.

Chief among these is the smartwatch- friendly take on the new Google Assistant, a voice-activated digital assistant much like Siri or Amazon's Alexa.

Originally introduced on the brilliant Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, Google Assistant can be summonsed on the watches by holding the power button and saying "OK, Google."

Once activated, it can be used to reply to messages, make searches, set reminders and even ask for directions.

Use talk not tech to tame your children's online habits

The complaints have got louder over the past few months as I have tried to manage how much time two of them (my teenage children) spend online and to restrict what they see. A patchwork of different technologies help me do this. It includes rules on the router to limit net time apps on tablets to watch content software on PCs to spot malware and filter searches. It works, after a fashion, but I know it has holes and that is why I also use a lot of sneakernet. This involves me walking around the house, kicking my kids off the game console, tablet, phone or TV (delete as appropriate) they are using when they should be doing homework, cleaning out the rabbit or getting ready for school.

A former Nasa manufacture has been appointed by taxi-hailing company Uber to simply help its study in to traveling cars.

Mark Moore is joining Uber's Elevate division as its director of engineering for aviation.Uber's interest in flying cars was outlined in a White Paper in October, which discussed vertical take-off and landing on-demand (VTOL) aviation.It welcomed Mr Moore's appointment, adding its wider role was as a catalyst to the "growing VTOL ecosystem".Uber is already investing in self-driving cars, with partnerships with Volvo and Daimler.

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response.

Mr Mattis is in South Korea, where he has been assuring Seoul it has America's continuing support.He also reconfirmed plans to deploy a US missile defence system in South Korea later this year.North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region.The US has a considerable military presence in South Korea and Japan, as part of a post-war defence deal. There are just under 28,500 US troops in the country, for which Seoul pays about $900m (£710m) annually.President Donald Trump has previously said he wants both South Korea and Japan to pay more towards maintaining that presence.        

 

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response.

Mr Mattis is in South Korea, where he has been assuring Seoul it has America's continuing support.He also reconfirmed plans to deploy a US missile defence system in South Korea later this year.North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region.The US has a considerable military presence in South Korea and Japan, as part of a post-war defence deal. There are just under 28,500 US troops in the country, for which Seoul pays about $900m (£710m) annually.President Donald Trump has previously said he wants both South Korea and Japan to pay more towards maintaining that presence.        

 

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hit back at Twitter users who threatened to burn her books following her criticism of President Trump.

Rowling's recent Twitter feed has been filled with her retweets criticising the president's recent travel ban.Some followers have taken umbrage with her stance, with several saying they have burned her books or plan to do so, and one suggesting she "should stay out of politics"

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hit back at Twitter users who threatened to burn her books following her criticism of President Trump.

Rowling's recent Twitter feed has been filled with her retweets criticising the president's recent travel ban.Some followers have taken umbrage with her stance, with several saying they have burned her books or plan to do so, and one suggesting she "should stay out of politics"